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Line 362: ::::There is a spectrum. ''Opera'' is at one end - it is now a fully - functioning singular with plural "operas". "Data" is some way along - there is a singular "datum" with it's plural "data" (the data are incorrect). "Data" can be singular but "datas" has not arrived yet. There is no singular "trivium" and I am hearing that "trivia" is ambivalent. We haven't got to "trivias" yet. [[Special:Contributions/87.81.147.76|87.81.147.76]] ([[User talk:87.81.147.76|talk]]) 13:38, 8 July 2015 (UTC) :::::There may be no such words as "datas" and "informations", but I've often heard Indian and European colleagues say those words. ←[[User:Baseball Bugs|Baseball Bugs]] <sup>''[[User talk:Baseball Bugs|What's up, Doc?]]''</sup> [[Special:Contributions/Baseball_Bugs|carrots]]→ 14:27, 8 July 2015 (UTC) ::::::In England, the police lay "an information" at the magistrates' court to start a case. If they make a habit of it they lay "informations". The Portuguese word for news is ''informacoes'' (plural). [[Special:Contributions/87.81.147.76|87.81.147.76]] ([[User talk:87.81.147.76|talk]]) 15:27, 8 July 2015 (UTC) == Yiddish language == | |||